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Crash investigator says Goodman never braked

A traffic homicide investigator testifies about how the crash involving John Goodman's Bentley was reconstructed.

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Updated: 9:38 AM EDT Oct 18, 2014

Crash investigator says Goodman never braked

A traffic homicide investigator testifies about how the crash involving John Goodman's Bentley was reconstructed.

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Updated: 9:38 AM EDT Oct 18, 2014

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WEBVTT SAW HIM AND CALLED HELP.POLICE ARRESTED ANOOHER MANCONNECTED TO THE CRIME.HOW FAST WAS JOHN GOING THENIGHT HE SLAPPED IN SCOTTWILSON'S CAR.OUT LINEUPING THE CLUES TO WHATHAPPENED MUCH TERRY PARKER WASIN THE COURTROOM JOINS US LIVEWITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED.TERRY.CRIME SEEN SHOESINVESTIGATOR WHO DOES EVERYTHINGFROM TRACK DOWN COWBOY BOOTS TOORDERING BLOODEST ITTING USINGSOPHISTICATED MACHINES.TRAFFIC HOMICIDEINVESTIGATOR TROY TOOK THE STANDAND SAID HOE HE RECONSTRUCTEDTHE CRASH WITH GOODMAN'S 5,000POUND BENTLEY AND WILSON'S LIGHTARE HYUNDAI.FRONT OF BENT LOW WASHOLDING DOWN THE SIDE OF THEHYUNDAI.AS A RESULT OF THAT IT TRAPDTHAT CAR AND PUSH ITTING SIDEWAYS.PUSHED IT INTO A KWANNALWHERE TRAPPED SCOTT WILSONDROWNED.NOTICING THE IMPACT THE CARSMUST HAVE SUFFERED HIS TESTINGREVEALED GOOD MAN DID NOT STOPAT STOP SIGN HE CLAIMED.BENLY WAS NOT BRAKE AT ALL.AND ALSO NOTED BOOT PRINTSLEADING AWAY FROM THE SCENE.HE TOOK THIS PICTURE OF JOHNGOODMAN WEARING THE BOOTS THATMADE THOSE PRINTS.GOOD MAN DID NOT DENY HE LEFTTHE SCENE.HE NOW CONTENDS HE DID NOT RUNTHE STOP SIGN BUT HIS BENTLEYMALFUNCTIONED.IN COURT FRIDAY PROSECUTE ORSHAD THE JOB OF SPRAINING THEYRELEASED IT BACK TO THEINSURANCE COMPANY AFTER THEFIRST CONVICTION WITHOUTAALLOWED TO SAY THERE WAS ATRIALOR VERDICT.HERE IS HOW THEY DID IT.END OF APRIL TWEN 12 HAD YOUTHOUGHT THE TESTING HAD BEENDONE?YES.MORE THAN A YEAR SENSE ANYONEASKED TO LOOK AT THE CAR?YES.HAVE YOU NOW KNOW TOLD THATWAS A PREMATURE RELEASE?YES.PREMATURE RELEASE THE STATEIS FALLING ON THE SWORD THEYCAN'T EXPLAIN THAT IS WHAT THEYALWAYS DO AFTER A CONVICTIONRELEASE THE CAR.DEFENSE SAID IT IS A MISTAKEREGARDLESS.THEY WANTED ANOTHER EXPERT TOREEXAMINE THAT BENLTLY FOR THISTRIAL.

Crash investigator says Goodman never braked

A traffic homicide investigator testifies about how the crash involving John Goodman's Bentley was reconstructed.